Back in the 1970’s it dawned on my husband and I that something had happened to the news media. At the same time apparently it dawned on some of our fellow Americans too! Now it has become Very apparent to many, many more people that the news they receive via the newspapers and the regular media is way, way biased to the left. In a number of articles that have come out it seems that in every election those in the media acknowledge to a large degree that they classify themselves as Democrats. I suggest this is part of why we see people taking part in the Tea parties around the country — the light has dawned! read more »

If you were about to start a kitchen renovation, one of the first things you’d do is find out whether the contractor has actually delivered on time and on budget on previous jobs. After all, you wouldn’t want to run out of money and find you still had to go through months of disruption.

As the Council debates whether to go forward with the Winslow Way reconstruction, it is useful to look back at how well the City has actually performed on projects. Let’s look at two overseen by the Engineering Department read more »

The 26th District in the state of Washington is represented by several Legislative people, all Democrats with the exception being Jan Angel a Republican.

Jan was born in Colorado and now makes her home with her family in Kitsap County. She has attended Leadership Institutes, Public Service Institutes, Certified Public Official Washington State University, Business Administration Colorado State University, and Business Administration/Banking University of Alaska. The career of Jan Angel includes business owner, Commercial Banker, Real Estate License Holder, Kitsap County Commissioner, and State House Representative for the 26th District. read more »

Ask any wildland firefighter and they’ll swear by their “pulaski,” a tool that combines an axe and a mattock (similar to a pickaxe). It was invented by U.S. Forest Service Ranger Ed Pulaski in 1911, one year after the nation’s largest wildfire nearly took his life and left him permanently scarred. While Pulaski is remembered for his firefighting tool, it was the pain and suffering he and hundreds of other firefighters endured that led to today’s workers’ compensation system.

In 1910, Pulaski was a forest ranger in the fledgling U.S. Forest Service, formed in 1905 by President Teddy Roosevelt. read more »

I think by now it’s no secret that I believe the Puget Sound Regional Council’s (PSRC) Vision 2040 Transportation Plan is little more than a farce. It was positively nauseating watching King County Councilmember Julia Patterson, chair of the PSRC’s Transportation Policy Board, nearly break her arm patting herself on the back when the plan was voted upon, and blather on about how “courageous” it was, and how we’re all “pioneers” in the fight to save our planet, or some such crap. read more »

It aggravates me no end to read news stories about Dino Rossi’s decision to take on U.S. Sen. Patty Murray that say he lost four times against Christine Gregoire for governor. Let’s have a little truth in advertising here.

He only legitimately lost once.

The voters elected him governor by 261 votes on Nov. 2. He was still the winner by 42 votes after a machine recount of all 39 counties. Even after that, a tearful state Democratic chair Paul Berendt and a defiant Gregoire refused to accept defeat. read more »

I am supposed to be giving advice for collecting account receivables. Account receivables have seen a dramatic decrease due to anti-business elected officials. Instead of advice, I’m going to give you my opinion.

According to Businessweek.com-June 8, 2010. It is reported that according to a recent survey by the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), confidence among small employers in the United States increased to its highest level since September 2008 as employers become more optimistic that the nation’s economy will improve in six months. read more »

This fall Washington voters will likely again be asked to pass a state income tax. Tax proponents want to impose a tax of 5 percent on people with yearly incomes over $200,000 and on couples with incomes over $400,000. The rate would rise to 9 percent at the $500,000 and $1 million levels.

Supporters have until July 2 to collect 241,153 signatures. Given well-heeled backers like labor unions and Bill Gates Sr., they will almost certainly make the deadline.

The initiative would reduce the state property tax by 20 percent and increase the business tax credit to $4,800 a year. read more »

If you want a glimpse of what health care will look like under Obamacare, look at what is going on in Massachusetts.

In 2006, state lawmakers passed the Massachusetts Health Reform law. It was touted as a wave of the future and was the model for the new federal health reform law. But after a few short years, the law seems less like a wave and more like a sinking ship.

Like Obamacare, the Massachusetts law requires individuals and employers to purchase private health insurance or pay a fine. Like Obamacare, the law expands Medicaid coverage and provides taxpayer subsidies to help people buy insurance. read more »